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    <p>
        <a class="indexterm" name="asio.indexterm.ip__address"></a>
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    <p>
        Implements version-independent IP addresses.
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    <pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">address</span>
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                    <p>
                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/address.html" title="ip::address::address"><span class="bold"><strong>address</strong></span></a>
                        <span class="silver">[constructor]</span>
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                    <p>
                        Default constructor. <br> <span class="silver"> —</span><br> Construct an address from an
                        IPv4 address. <br> <span class="silver"> —</span><br> Construct an address from an IPv6 address.
                        <br> <span class="silver"> —</span><br> Copy constructor.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/from_string.html" title="ip::address::from_string"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>from_string</strong></span></a> <span
                            class="silver">[static]</span>
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                    <p>
                        (Deprecated: Use make_address().) Create an address from an IPv4
                        address string in dotted decimal form, or from an IPv6 address
                        in hexadecimal notation.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/is_loopback.html" title="ip::address::is_loopback"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>is_loopback</strong></span></a>
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                        Determine whether the address is a loopback address.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/is_multicast.html" title="ip::address::is_multicast"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>is_multicast</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Determine whether the address is a multicast address.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/is_unspecified.html" title="ip::address::is_unspecified"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>is_unspecified</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Determine whether the address is unspecified.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/is_v4.html" title="ip::address::is_v4"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>is_v4</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Get whether the address is an IP version 4 address.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/is_v6.html" title="ip::address::is_v6"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>is_v6</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Get whether the address is an IP version 6 address.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/operator_eq_.html" title="ip::address::operator="><span
                                class="bold"><strong>operator=</strong></span></a>
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                        Assign from another address. <br> <span class="silver"> —</span><br> Assign from an IPv4
                        address. <br> <span class="silver"> —</span><br> Assign from an IPv6 address.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/to_string.html" title="ip::address::to_string"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>to_string</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Get the address as a string. <br> <span class="silver"> —</span><br> (Deprecated: Use other
                        overload.) Get the address as a string.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/to_v4.html" title="ip::address::to_v4"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>to_v4</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Get the address as an IP version 4 address.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/to_v6.html" title="ip::address::to_v6"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>to_v6</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Get the address as an IP version 6 address.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/operator_not__eq_.html" title="ip::address::operator!="><span
                                class="bold"><strong>operator!=</strong></span></a>
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                        Compare two addresses for inequality.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/operator_lt_.html" title="ip::address::operator&lt;"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>operator&lt;</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Compare addresses for ordering.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/operator_lt__eq_.html"
                           title="ip::address::operator&lt;="><span
                                class="bold"><strong>operator&lt;=</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Compare addresses for ordering.
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                    <p>
                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/operator_eq__eq_.html" title="ip::address::operator=="><span
                                class="bold"><strong>operator==</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Compare two addresses for equality.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/operator_gt_.html" title="ip::address::operator&gt;"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>operator&gt;</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Compare addresses for ordering.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/operator_gt__eq_.html"
                           title="ip::address::operator&gt;="><span
                                class="bold"><strong>operator&gt;=</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Compare addresses for ordering.
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                        <a class="link" href="ip__address/make_address.html" title="ip::address::make_address"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>make_address</strong></span></a>
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                    <p>
                        Create an address from an IPv4 address string in dotted decimal
                        form, or from an IPv6 address in hexadecimal notation.
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                           title="ip::address::operator&lt;&lt;"><span
                                class="bold"><strong>operator&lt;&lt;</strong></span></a>
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                        Output an address as a string.
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    <p>
        The <a class="link" href="ip__address.html" title="ip::address"><code class="computeroutput"><span
            class="identifier">ip</span><span class="special">::</span><span
            class="identifier">address</span></code></a>
        class provides the ability to use either IP version 4 or version 6 addresses.
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        <span><a name="asio.reference.ip__address.thread_safety"></a></span><a class="link"
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        Safety</a>
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        <span class="emphasis"><em>Distinct</em></span> <span class="emphasis"><em>objects:</em></span> Safe.
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        <span class="emphasis"><em>Shared</em></span> <span class="emphasis"><em>objects:</em></span> Unsafe.
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    <p>
        <span class="emphasis"><em>Header: </em></span><code class="literal">asio/ip/address.hpp</code>
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    <p>
        <span class="emphasis"><em>Convenience header: </em></span><code class="literal">asio.hpp</code>
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